here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: out of the record breaking 257 million passengers taking to the skiesmmer, there are two different kinds of travellers, those in a hurry and those who are a little better at managing their time. >> take caution and make sure we get there on time. >> reporter: full disclosure, i am not one of those people it's 8:30 in the morning and i have a 10:15 flight in lax this is a close one. most of my flying is a last minute so it's always a mad dash this is the most stressful part. we are here. we board in about 15 minutes thank you very much. let's see if we can make it. looks like we made it with a little bit of time to spare. but don't try that at home and if that little sprint stressed you out, you might be what experts call type a there's psychology in place. >> there are differences in the way they perceive the passage of time >> reporter: in studies when type a's are asked how long they think a minute is, they guess around 58 seconds, while us type bs guess about 75. this summer knowing how you perceive time might come in handy as more people are expecte

here's gadi schwartz >> we're going to begin the show >> reporter: deep in the california desert, a lucky a secret preview of what will be the nation's largest display of fireworks. and from 3-year-old gabriel's face, this will be one to remember his mom is susan, executive producer to over 100 people planning and prepping for the macy's fourth of july fireworks extravaganza she can't wait to see skyrockets over the brooklyn bridge. >> it's such an iconic place in new york. it's something everybody will love and recognize. >> the colors, the duration >> reporter: these brothers are in charge of fireworks spectaculars, packing fireworks in their warehous they're most excited about the soundtrack featuring hollywood's greatest hits. >> it looks like an intergalactic battle here >> yes, x-wing fighters then they start swirling this is called a swimming star shell. >> reporter: all these fireworks have finally made their way to new york city, and now it's just a matter of placing them all over this bridge. the show promising an astounding 3,000 shells a minute. and placement alone is a feat i

celebrating at a festival with his family miguel almaguer, nbc news, gilroy, california >> i'm gadi schwartz in gilroy where today bags of evidence were seized along with a tactical rifle case pulled from the family home of 19-year-old santino william legan less than a mile from where he opened fire on a crowd of people >> our preimminent and principle concern at this point is motivation, ideological leanings, was he affiliated with anyone or any group? >> reporter: in a post from his now deleted instagram profile, the shooter mentioning a book advong dominance through violence also posting a photo of the garlic festival saying come get wasted on overpriced expletive to avoid security and metal detectors, the suspect found a back way into the festivals. authorities say the shooter knew security would be tight. this is the creek that runs in between the shooter's home and the garlic festival on the other side investigators say he cut through a fence wearing camouflage those who saw him open fire describe him as early subdued. >> he looked calm as could be. he didn't look like he was nervous o

gadi schwartz has more >> reporter: tonight a new ad campaign hitting the airwaves and making its way onto teenager's phones. >> vaping can lead to trying cigarettes >> reporter: tv and instagram commercials featuring a magic trick turning vapes into cigarettes >> it's not magic, it is' statistics >> reporter: the epa rolling it out this month getting kids to think twice before trying cigarettes >> i didn't think i was addicted until i would say a few months in the 9th grade >> reporter: caleb and philip n 3.6 million teens and preteens year now trying to encourage others to stop in high schoolse currently addicted >> no child should have to deal with a nicotine addiction. >> reporter: tomorrow caleb's mom is set to testify in front of congress over the role juul has played in getting kids addicted to nicotine apologizing to parents >> the product is not intended for them >> reporter: they shut down their facebook and instagram accounts now ads from the government hoping to push back against a growing epidemic gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> up next for us tonight, a violent arrest by imm

russia is prompting new warnings about privacy and what the company ds with your photos nbc's gadi schwartz has that story. >> reporter: it's an internet challenge promising a glimpse of your future. wrinkles, saggy skin, gray hair and all. >> it's justte wrinkles. >> rep face app. >> i feel like it's not what i'm going to look like when i'm older. >> reporter: and that then quickly spreading through socias media,rming the likes of justin bieber, kim kardashian, not even the rock immune to virtual old age. todait's theumber one app on iphones and androids, more than 100 million downloads. you basically take a picture and click here, and yikes. but what exactly are the pictures going and how nge they bei stored? it turns out the developer is based in russia. in a statement the company says user data is not transferred to russia, but in theirerms of service you agree to the transfer and storage of your information in and to the u.s. and other countries. >> this is essentially creating a surveillance technology industry that's going to be worth billions of dollars and will always know what you

here's nbc's gadi schwartz >> we're going to begin the show >> reporter: deep in the california desertfew watch a secret preview of the largest display of fireworks from 3-year-old gabriel's face, this will be one to remember his mom is susan tesaro, executive producer over 100 people planning for ths extravae can't wait to see skyrockets over the brooklyn bridge >>t'everybody is going to really love and recognize >> the colors, the duration. >> reporter: gary and n arge of row pyro spectacular they're featuring hollywood's greatest hits. >> it looks like an inter galactic battle. >> they get in the air and start swirling this is called a swimming star shell. >> reporter: all those fireworks have finally made their way to new york city and now it's just a matter of placing them all over this bridge the show promising an astounding 3 shells a minute, and placement alone is a feat in itself. >> there's over 70,000 area shells in effect that have over 150 different firing locations >> reporter: now the count down begins to a show bigger than last year's, secelebrating our nation's indepen

>> reporter: a question we all should ask as we face the future gadi schwartz, nbc news >>> we're back in a moment with the massive protests under way over a scandal involving the governor you got your homework? yeah. yeah? hey, give me a kiss. announcer: what's the role of a car company? [ kisses ] announcer: to take your kids to and from school? don't forget your science project. announcer: we think it can be something bigger. everybody take your seats. announcer: this summer, volkswagen is supporting to learn how you can join in. announcer: now during the volkswagen drive bigger event, get a $1,000 purchase bonus on 2019 jetta, tiguan, and select atlas models. >>> tonight, a huge protest is under way in puerto rico where the governor is refusing to step down over a scandal involving leaked private messages nbc's gabe gutierrez is there tonight more protesters are on the streets of san juan demanding puerto rico's governor resign >> why should the governor resign? >> because he isn't worthy of being the governor of puerto rico. >> reporter: there have been other demonstrations in mia

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> what a wild ride. glad he's okay.hen we come back, inspiring america with a life-changing gift for one little girl. >>> we end the broadcast tonight with the story of a little girl on new york's long island who got a big surprise that's changed her life. joe fryer has our inspiring america report. for 5-yecaldillo, that hand is pink. >> how much do you like having that hand? >> a l alice's right hand is smaller than her left. so, engineering students at the er alice's mom recorded the moment she first tested it, opening a drawer. >> this is amazing that it can do this. >> reporter: before walking over to her soon-to-be step dad. >> can i grab your hand? >> yes, you can. >> reporter: a moment that touched hearts. >> it was incredibly sweet. of course we were crying the entire time. >> reporter: that sentiment was shared by those who made the hand. they're part of a nonprofit called enable uc. >> it reminded me what it's all about, why i'm doing this and why i'm putting so many hours into this process. >> you've got to

gadi schwartz, nbc news, sanoma, california. >> that's "nightly news" for this friday.ou have a nice holiday weekend. ll'm peter alexander. from a of us here at nbc news, thanks for watching and have a good night. >>> lights, camera, "access." >> whoa! >> why is amanda knox back in italy after the nightmare that nearly put her

gadi schwartz, nbc ooews. >> lat those lines.always >>> coming up next, the presidential treasure discovered after more than 150 years. no cover up spray here... it's the irresistibly fresh scent of febreze air effects. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying the smell in a flowe fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the ai toughest odors from th and it uses an all-natural propellant scto leave behind a pleasat yo'. use anywhere odors can sprd. freshen updon't cover up. febreze air effects. what sore muscles? what with advunding head? k... advil is..strelief that's fast. ngth that lasts. you'll ask... what pain? with advil. thanks for the de-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- h. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, wh were you saying?no oooo. oh no . maybe that geico has been proudly rving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the mili

lester. >> gadi schwartz there, thank you. >>> more breaking news. another d has died inside a hot car. the young victim left in a van outside a florida daycare just days after 1-year-old twins died in new york after being left all day, their father now charged with criminally neglect homicide. blaine alexander has more. >> reporter: tonight it happened again, yet another child left insi a hot car. a 2-year-old died after being left inside a van at this daycare in oakland park, florida. >> 2-year-old male not conscious, not breathing, possibly left in the van all day. >> the 24th child to die in a hot car this year. today's incident comes as a new york father faces charges for the deaths of his 1-year-old twins. 39-year-old juan rodriguez sobs during appearance.ourt he says when he went to work he forgot his children were in the car. they had been inside for eight hours. the medical examiner says the temperature inside was 108 degrees. today the twin's mother called it a horrific accident and defended her hband. he is a good person fa and a great er.

gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with the massive protests under way over a scandalving the governor. s (christine) what you're doing is not just hurting you. if you can't make up your mind to quit for yourself, do it for those who love you. (announcer) for free help, call 1-800-quit now. t i can tell you libertym omutual customized my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. oh no, no, no, no, , no, no... on pay for what you need. li lrty. liberty. libeerty. ♪ with the capit one savor card ♪al you earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. so when you out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? ♪ if you have moderate to thsemonth after month,thritis, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damine. ongoing pa and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. humira can lower your ability to fightnfections. serious and sometimes fatal infections including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma,

gadi schwartz has more. >> reporter: tonight a new ad campaign hitting the airwaves and making its way onto teenager's phones. >> vaping can lead to trying cigarettes. >> reporter: tv, youtube and instagram commercials teaching a magic trick turning vapes into cigarettes. >> it's not magic, it's statistics . >> reporter: the fda rolling out the new psas this month getting kids to think twice before trying e-cigarettes. >> i didn't think i was going to get addicted when i first started and i honestly didn't know i was addicted until i would say a few months in the 9th grade. >> reporter: caleb was one of 3.6 million teens and preteens estimated to have vaped last year now trying to encourage others to stop in high schools where one in five students is currently addicted. >> no child should have to deal with the nicotine addiction. >> reporter: tomorrow caleb's mom is set to testify in front of congress over the role juul, the popular e-cigarettes brand has played in getting kids addicted to nicotine. on cnbc the c.e.o. apologizing. >> the product is not intended for them. >> reporter: t

they created bare necessities to keep them off your camp site gadi schwartz has the latest >> reportery and wolf discovery center in montana, something smells fishy. >> this is a peanut butter and jelly and fish and dog food sandwich >>> locked and loaded. this is the moment holly and jim have been waiting for after inventing what they hope is say grizzly-proof cannister for back packers like themselves. >>> are you a little nervous? >> i'm a little nervous, a little excited we've been working on this about a year >> reporter: the number of bear/human encounters have risen in recent years. pools, homes, stores a big problem, says expert randy gravet their incredible sense of smell. >> their sense of smell is the greatest they have a bear can smell up to 18 miles away >> reporter: that's why the center started the bear product testing program. companies that make everything from coolers to garbage cans to back packs pay to see if their products are bear resistant. within minutes, the bears start getting nosy >> this has to be only one of the places in the world where you do product test

good, bad or indifferent. >> gadi schwartz joins me now.e politicians on the left say they're not coming for your guns, any red flag law and any kind of control whatsoever leads to a gun registry which leads to confiscation of guns, how common is that in a place like new mexico? >> they get a lot of their news from social media. what they're seeing are those outlayer cases where they try to take somebody's guns in states that if was decided if somebody is claimed a threat the police can go in and try to remove those guns and then there is a shootout and somebody dies in their own home without going before a judge and without ever having due process. those are the types of cases they see on social media and they cling to saying this is where the slippery slope begins and they don't want to see law enforcement coming into their homes because somebody may say that they're crazy to take their guns. that's kind of where their argument begins. but those debates just go on and on and it's really interesting to hear these conversations because it r

gadi schwartz, nbc news, new york. >> some good tips there.sa on the brink of another world cup title. and . for better value, tackle grease with dawn ultra. dawn is for more than just dishes. it provides 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, which cuts through tough kitchen messes, pre-treats laundry stains, and even tackles grease build-up on car rims. tackle tough greasy messes around your home, and save money with dawn ultra. brand power. helping you better. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. still nervous about buying uh-oh, la new house.meone's is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. i didn't know geico could helps with homeowners insurance. yep, they've been doing it for years. what are you doing? big steve? thanks, man. there he is. get to know geico and see how much you could save on homeo

so joining us with a closer look at what you should know is nbc's gadi schwartz. part of it is pointed out that the app's research and development team based in assia that signals red flags. what is face saying about that? >> we reached out to the company they're in st. petersburg. and they basically said that look, they a not storing any of these pictuesgkçé in russia. otthey said they're sharing any of the inrmation with third-party apps, when you look at the terms of service closely they can pretty much do whatever they want with those pictures, they can store the in othe countries and share them on aed lim basis. this app has been downloaded so many time here in the united states right now it's the number one on android devices as well as the iosvi des. over 100 million downloads. i'll show you how it works in case you haven't downloaded it. we'll do it so you don't have to. basically you put in a picture right here. this is a recent picture and you click on this little old button and voila -- not quite as forgiving as you know this good-looking guy right her

gadi schwartz has more >> reporter: six different surveillance cameras capturing just how quickly a toddler can get into trouble at the busiest airport in the world the 2-year-old darting away from his mother who is printing a boarding press, hoisting himself up his mom rushing over in a panic. the agent stopping the belt but not soon enough. the boy was swept into a baggage room where he tried crawling he heads up another conveyer now crying before sliding into a room full of tsa agents who scooped him up five minutes after the ordeal began >> at that moment he became all of our child you know, and you wanted to take care of him. >> reporter: the boy's hand was injured, but he's expected to be okay his mother told authorities she only looked away for a second. airport officials reviewing the tapes to make sure this never happens again. >>> what a wild ride glad he's okay when we come back, inspiring america with a life-changing gift for one little girl >>> we end the broadcast tonight with the story of a little girl on new york's long island who got a big surprise that's changed her life.

gadi schwartz, nbc news, west yellowstone. >>> all right.g up next, we recap the night's top local stories, plus a whole lot more than snacks and slurpees inside this 7-eleven. there was an armed man barricaded inside. the new details tonight on this unusual situation. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little comfortable here. i got a pizza for amy! yes, that's me! xfinity lets you search netflix, prime video, and youtube with the sound of your voice. and i don't have my wallet, so... that's simple. easy. awesome. experience the entertainment you love on x1. access netflix, prime video, youtube and more. all with the sound of your voice. click, call or visit a store today. it's my special friend, antonio. his luxurious fur calms my nerves when i'm worried about moving into our new apartment. why don't we just ask geico for help with renters insurance? i didn't know geico helps with renters insurance. yeah, and we could save a bunch t

gadi schwartz has late details. gadi, what do we know? in> reporter: good evenlester. still no word on whether that pilot was able to eject safely and whether the navy has be able to locate him. the crash happened outside death valley near an a known as canyon, seen here in images showing a nrow slot frequently used by the military for training. it's also a place onlookers visit hoping for a view of jets flying by the tight ny ca walls. the f-18 super hornet th similar to one was part of the 151 flying out of air station. investigators are still trying to determine what caused the jet to crash. >> all right. thank you. >>> also breaking this evening, u.s. officials say usama bin laden's n and potential successor is dead. this comes eight years after navy seals killed the al quaeda leader in pakistan. nbc kourtney cue by broke the story and has the very latest. >> reporter: tonight the man groomed to be the heir apparent to ama bin laden, his son hamza, is dead. hamza, the most charismatic and religious militant of usama bin laden's n was expected to be the face of the

here's gadi schwartz. >> reporter: at the diovery center, something ells.the moment that they have been waiting for after invining what they hope is a grizzly canister. are you a little nervo nervous? >> a little nervous, a little excited. >> reporter: the number of bear will human encounters has grown in years. a big part of the problem -- their incredible sense of smell. >> it's the greatest that they have. a bear can smell up to 18 miles away. >> that's when they started the tests, for companies making everything from coolers to backpacks to see if they're be -resistant. >> has to be one of the only places in the world where you do product tests in front of the a live audience. >> you have the money on the bear? >> yeah, on the bear. >> so they're rooting for the bears, and you guys are probably the only ones rooting for this. >> yeah. >> if a product lasts more than an hour, a grizzly-proo certification, but one of his friends snacks on our lens. those bear tester mbrought here frohe wild after too many close calls with a human. >> once they get that ea

this app any worse than they are >> reporter: a question we all should ask as we face the future gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> all right a lot of us talking about the weather, because it is important and dangerous in some parts. let's check out meteorologist janessa webb again. >> good morning. the heat will continue to build here it's pretty stagnant across the plains right now, into the upper midwest. it shifts tothe east head booing the weekend so daytime highs, the air temperature going to sit in the middle 90s today from st. louis to new orleans but when you factor in the humidity levels that are sitting in the 70s here, that oppressive air that's going throw us into triple-digit territory, and it really doesn't let down for the next 24 to 36 hours. look how it shifts into the northeast by the weekend here. daytime highs and feel-like temperatures are still going to be in the 90s, potentially feelin so i'm thinking about winter weather. would you rather heat or sub-zero temperatures? >> i always play that, what would you rather game. >> i guess cold because you can throw things on. >> true.

gadi schwartz is near the epicenter with more on that. what do we know?porter: talking about the aftershocks, they've been going all night, going all day. a few moments ago, we felt the ground shaking once again. it almost feels like you're walking on a water bed. every time the ground starts shaking, everybody in the community is on edge. in the small town, ruptures on the surface of the earth. you can them stretching for miles in trona, blasting through cinder block walls. >> it looked like it didn't want to stop. it started like a little warning and kept going and going. and that's when everybody ran out. >> reporter: under their feet, a web of small faults responsible for the 6.4 and massive 7.1 quake over the next two days. still moving with a staggering 34,000 aftershocks anticipated that could continue for up to a year. the renowned seismologist calling the first quake a foreshock. a precursor. building pressure to the 7.1 that hit friday night. >> lots of places have aftershocks. there are some places that seem to have less than others. overall in

gadi schwartz has that stor >> reporter: it's internet challenge promising a glimpse of your future,les, saggy skin, gray hair and all. >> there's just kl wr everywhere. >> reporter: first shared by people who stumbled upon something called face app. >> i just feel like it's not what i'm going to loolike when i'm older. >> reporter: then quickly spreading through social media transforming the likes of justin bieber, kim kardashian, not even un the rock imme to virtual old age. today, one app on iphones and androids, more than 100 million downloads. you basically take a picture,hen click here and, oh, yikes. but what exactly are these pictures going and how are they being stored? turns out, the developers based in russia and a statement the company says user data is not transferred to russia but in their terms of service yoree to the transfer and storage of your information in and to the u.s. and other countries. >> this is essentially creating a rv sueillance technology industry that's going to be worth billions of dollars and we'll look like. at you >> reporter: think minority repor

. >> our team of correspondents flanking the coast with gadi schwartz incal perry here in the big apple with me. we start with gadi, who's outside a detention center. gadi, what's the scene like there? >> reporter: well, so far, we've seen this headlines, we've seen a lot of fear, we've seen the protests, but we have not seen much in the form of widespread detentions. just a little while ago, we saw a man taken out of a van in handcuffs and taken inside. that was just one man. we haven't seen any women or children, and we don't know if this was immigration-related. the only real instance where we know that there were raids that may have been going out so far are reports out of new york where it seems as though immigration agents and i.c.e. agents went out to try to detain people and they were unable to do so. that was unsuccessful because they were turned away because they may not have had search warrants. and so, that is what a lot of people are talking about, how could they not go in and take people if they had what seems to be an arrest warrant or an order from the courts. but it rea

. >> gadi schwartz and kim tobin, both with nbc. we are glass you are both okay. >> going to the phone with the captain of the fire department. thank you for being with us. when you look at the broader southern california area. one earthquake for the area is a earthquake for the entire region. looking at the concerns, i was talking with one of the professors. the concern as i would remember is gas right now. can't really go two or three hours outside of when the incident happened. >> that's right. we have a lot of concerns following the earthquake. the infrastructure, there is target hazards we look at, which is hospitals. schools are out of session today. some of those type of buildings we'll go on the drive through and through the districts in los angeles. some of those things we are looking for is the gas leaks, power lines down. that could pose a hazard to the community. >> any reports right now in terms of los angeles, los angeles county. fires. reports of gas and people are saying they can smell it in their home. >> you know,

for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news >> yuck. >> that was a good line.bie-jeebies can you imagine? >> disgusting. >> it's awful. >> it is biblical though >> it is. >> gamblers are lining up two by two. >> that was, i think, your best yet. >> that's pretty sad then. >>> coming up in pop start, a fantastic decades old find from a galaxy far, far away. >>> plus, a special shark week report al's deep dive with the predators and an expert who survived an attack first, your local news cal news. i mean, if you haven't thought about switching to geico, frankly, you're missing out. uh... the mobile app makes it easy to manage your policy, even way out here. your marshmallow's... get digital id cards, emergency roadside service, even file a... whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa. whoa! oops, that cheeky little thing got away from me. my bad. geico. it's easy to manage your policy whenever, wherever. can i trouble you for another marshmallow? ocean spray farmers harvest we save every drop of rain. study every bite of frost. because the good things we do today can help har

gadi schwartz talked to one player hoping to win the title best fortnite player in the world. >> reporterld cup is going to do for gaming? >> the fortnite world cup is going to put gaming on a whole nother level, man. it's going to, the prize pool of $30 million is going to put so many eyes onto the game and honestly i'm excited for gaming. >> $30 million nice prize. the whole thing will be streamed on twitch. >>> a hollywood actress battling multiple sclerosis gave a brave statement on instagram. selma blair is now bald due to side effects from treatment she'll be receiving for the next three months. days earlier she posted a photo of her son cutting her hair. due to the procedure, she had to miss her son's 9th birthday but got through the treatment "brilliantly." >> 5:58. >>> now to a story only on nbc bay area, a story many believe could wipe away the legacy of a civil rights leader, that's what people in east palo alto say may happen if the cesar chavez academy is renamed. it's about to become a middle school and talk of dropping the name. the district is transforming all of the schoo

what caused a massive house explosion that left one woman dead and a neighborhood shattered nbc's gadi schwartz has been following this one gadi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. good morning, kristen. that's right, guys, the blast was so powerful, the home was completely leveled it took rescue crews nearly seven hours to find the woman's body in the wreckage incredibly, they were able to pull a man out of the home after he called 911 on his cell phone. he was badly injured but alive >> this is all that's left of a two-story home in an upscale charlotte suburb the home blown to pieces by a massive explosion. it is not clear what caused the blast, but neighbors say it could be held for miles. >> it was a boom so close that literally i felt it in my chest. >> my walls were cracked open, and the garage was imploded. >> reporter: overnight, firefighters searching for survivors using listening equipment and space cameras. after sifting through the rubble for hours, they found the body of a woman. >> we are always hopeful, whether it is a building collapse, whether it is a fire,

in fact, my fellow resident gamer gadi schwartz is in la with more on this huge event gadi, we haven'tg news talk slow for us fanatics. >> fortnite is the global phenomenon that exploded on the gaming scene the last few months, its popularity has been waning i've given it up my little brother doesn't want to play. this week, there has been so gaming world cup fortnite is once again taking hold that's exactly what the company behind it is banking on. >> reporter: if you thought the fortnite craze was over, think again. tens of thousands of fans are expected to pack this stadium in new york city to watch players battle it out. mr. savage and bengi fishy are keeping their eyes on the prize money.fishy are keeping their eyes on the prize money. >> buy my mom a house. >> buy my mom a house. >> he's very passionate about his, you know, esports. >> reporter: the first world cup will feature three days on competition, streaming on youtube and twitch. >> they generated $900 million in the last year, and we're expecting to see the numbe double or triple in the next three years. >> reporter: afte

nbc's gadi schwartz joins us with the highlights this morning. see you, buddy. >> hey, guys. good morning. a lot of competition this year, especially among the male acting categories, where it is really anybody's game. when it comesle to tesion's leading actresses in some of the most epic caharacters on tv, yo probably don't want to bet against the mothe ofragons or the first female president of the united states. >> reporter: this morning, the battlefield has been set for the 71st prime time emmys with a looming question, will "game of thrones" reign supreme with a record-breaking 32 nominations? the highest for a single show ever in one year. >> not easy to see something that's never been before. >> reporter: up for best drama d outstanding leads for kit harington's jon snow and emilia clarke's denaris. >> i know wt he's goingo do. >> reporter: any victory addin to the 47 trophies already on the iron throne. the showacing heat from fans over the final season and competition from shows like "this isus," "better call saul," and "succession." >> w

so we were seeing gadi schwartz show red small cards that say anything and everything that an immigrantand just open the door, give the card, shut the door. how effective are these expected to be? >> sure. i can tell you nothing about what's been happening under the leadership of this president is typical. we never saw president obama tweet in advance that an ice operation was shortly underway because it does one of two things. it either alerts the target who is either going to flee or they're going to prepare themselves for the potential encounter. and then it cuts officer's lives in danger. >> right. >> it's nonsensical that a president would be putting officer's safety at risk, and also the targets' safety at risk. it's not a good combination. >> there's two questions quickly. what are ice agents think about this by this description, and how effective do you expect the operation to be? >> i think there's a couple things going on. you have a number of officers supportive of the operation because they see things black and white, but you have a good number of officers saying i didn't si

. >> gadi schwartz found out what's b ind the influx you have to see to believe. >> a swarm of gianthere, a lot of them. >> at first glance, it looked like thee apocalyps had come to city. the insect invasion no desert mirage. it's so massive, it can be seen fromuter space. >> this is kind of weird. >> s scientists the grasshopper are harmless to humans and a soggy winter and mild spring made conditions just right for a quick stop on their northern migration to central nevada. bug experts say the grasshoppers are probably attracted to the bright lights in v for what hap staying in vegas, that probably won't be the case with these critters. they expect them to be gone in a few weeks. until then, they'll continue to bother residents andur tots, hoping vegas soon returns to being a no-pest strip. >> that's a good line. >> i think you need to keep your mouth closed, don't youthink? just walking down the streets. >> gives me the heebie-jeebies. can you imagine? >> that's disgusting. >> >> that's biblical, though. >> it is. >> gamblers are linin up two by two. >> i think your best yet. >>

in fact, my fellow resident gamer gadi schwartz is out in l.a. with more on this huge event.s big . talk sw for us fanatics. >> good morning. fortnite is that global phenomenon that nexploded o the gaming scene. over the past few month, its popularity has been waning. even i have given i up, my little brother doesn't want to play, but there's been so much hype about tg world cup that the pull of fortnite is ce again taking hold. he company is banking on. if you thought the tthattforth craze was over, think again. tens othousands of fans are expected to pack this stadium in new york city this weekend to watch their favorite e-sports superstars battle it out in the wildly popular videogame. gamers like these -year-olds known as mr. savage and b gie fishy are here keeping their eyes on the $33 million in prize money. >> buy may mom a house, my family a house. >> he's ver passionate about tss, you know, e-spor>> the firl threee of live competition, streaming on platfernals like youtube and twitch. >> e-sports a generated astounding $900 million in the past year, and we're expecng

gadi schwartz is here with the latest on the investigation. >> good morning, kristen. good morning, craig. investigators are sifting through what's left of the turbo prop plane, but they're faced with a huge obstacle, much of the evidence was incinerated impact. >> this morning, sb investigators are combing through charred wckage for clues that could show what caused a small plane to burst into flame after takeoff. ten peoe were killed when a plane hit a hangar sunday morning in dallas.s investigatorescribe the final scenes of the plane saying after it became airborne, it veeredtho left of the runway and started rolre over be slamming into the hangar. cameras captured it all, but the ntsb says it's all still a myste myst >> it seemed to be normal. they were cleared for takeoff, they acknowledged takeoff, and we're not aware of any further communications betwehe crew and air traffic control. >> witness david snell, a pilot himself, said he knew immediately something wasn't right. >> it appeared as thoh it was flying too slow and not making enough power, and the friend t

. >> gadi schwartz, thank you. >>ns jenna joi the table. that means only one thing.t fre, right now. you're here pop start. >> i'm your cheerleader. >> the only reason she comes here. >> what am i here for? >> in frame. >> we all know her for her iconic role as bridget jones, but she's stepping into the shoes of another icon, judy garlan a new movie called "judy" zellweger portrayed garland in the years following the success of wizard of oz. >> you need to takee better c of yourself. you understand? >> everybody has t and i've had mine.us i jt want what everybody wants. i seem to have a harde. >> do you take anything for depression? >> it didn't >> wow. >> oscar -- >> seriously. >> right? >> the movie focusesern h sold out concert in london while she was struggling with motherhood and her co>>ert. you may remember, judy garland starred in the first star is born film, which leads us to barbra streisand. she starred in a remake of a star is born. they each won a golden globe. over the weekend, the pair reunited in london where streisand was performing and they did a li

gadi schwartz joins us what did you find?ames until somebody reads the fine print. in the case of this latest craze, face app using aging filters or any other filter means you've handed over your rights to your pictures to a russian company to do whatever they want with them. that's raising a lot of questions. while millions of face app users wonder what will i look like decades down the road? >> oh, my gosh there's just wrinkles everywhere in places i didn't know you get wrinkles. >> reporter: lawmakers are wondering what this russian company is doing with your photo. calling for an investigation into whether personal data uploaded by millions of americans into face app may be finding its way to the hands of the russian government a democratic national committee warning presidential campaigns not to use face app because it was developed by russians. >> russia requires the companies there to cooperate with the authorities in way that would make most americans uncomfortable. >> reporter: in a statement the company says user da

ansari is saying about the sexual misconduct allegations he faced for more than a year now nbc's gadi schwartz since those allegations spending most of the year kris crossing the world on a standup tour this is the highest profile appearance for him since he was accused of sexual misconduct in january of 2018. the allegation led to a passionate debate about whether the situation was grievous enough to fit with others made against men in the height of the #metoo movement. >> i'm psyched to be here. i've been on the road for a while. >> >> reporter: overnight the comeback of comedian aziz ansari dropping a new standup special on netflix after he was accused of sexual misconduct last year, addressing the #metoo movement and the allegations leveled against him. >> i haven't said much about that whole thing i'm sure there are some that are curious about how i feel about that whole situation, and it's a tricky thing for me to answer. >> ansari faced allegations of sexual misconduct in january 2018 when babe.net published a story detailing a date he went on by a woman who said she felt pressured by a

. >> and we also have gadi schwartz on the line with us from studio city, california.>> yeah, it was a pretty rude awakening here. we were both in our living room, my fiance and i, and you started feeling the shake. we're both journalists, so we reach for the phones and when we started recording, when you pick up the recording, it is about 10, 15 seconds in and you can see the apartment is shaking. outside you can see there is a pool and the water is sloshing around. inside there were chandeliers shaking. we're about 120 miles away from that epicenter. but we definitely felt it here. it felt like rolling, almost like when you are taking off in an airplane and the engines start to rumble and then you go down the runway. that is exactly what it felt like. for us, definitely a reminder that you're in southern california, this could happen at anytime, anyplace. so try to keep ourselves well stocked with food and the earthquake kit that question we quickly. fortunately it started subsiding before we started scrambling for the doorways or there is a hallway just beyond our a